Whole house humidifier that doesn't need "installed" ?
OhioGuy
getting shocked all the time with static electricity. Plus, we all have
plugged up noses and difficulty due to the dryness.
We've tried adding numerous small room humidifiers around the house,
but they require a lot of maintenance. I'm constantly refilling them,
and the wicks/filters seem to need cleaned often, then they fall apart
and need replaced after just a couple of months.
I've heard of some sort of large whole house humidifier, but never
seen one. Do any of you have something like this - where you can simply
fill the whole thing up once every 2 or 3 days, and you're not
constantly cleaning and replacing wicks? I would prefer something where
I wouldn't have to mess with installing plumbing or hooking it up to our
furnace, or anything like that.
meow...@care2.com
A humidifier is something that slowly evaporates water. A coffee
machine's hotplate works, put it on a timer and place in middle of
house.
NT
Gary Heston
> The humidity in our house has dropped to under 30%. We are regularly
>getting shocked all the time with static electricity. Plus, we all have
>plugged up noses and difficulty due to the dryness.
> We've tried adding numerous small room humidifiers around the house,
>but they require a lot of maintenance. I'm constantly refilling them,
>and the wicks/filters seem to need cleaned often, then they fall apart
>and need replaced after just a couple of months.
Distribute several large plants around the house, then water them every
few days. Most of the water you give them evaporates, raising your humidity.
No wicks to change, and as a side benefit, improves your air quality.
> I've heard of some sort of large whole house humidifier, but never
>seen one. Do any of you have something like this - where you can simply
>fill the whole thing up once every 2 or 3 days, and you're not
>constantly cleaning and replacing wicks? I would prefer something where
>I wouldn't have to mess with installing plumbing or hooking it up to our
>furnace, or anything like that.
The only realistic whole-house solution would involve adding one to your
furnace and plumbing it in. Think about how large the tank would be for
a humidifier you only fill every three days...
Gary
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OhioGuy wrote:
A good whole-house humidifier which wouldn't require constant maintenance
from you requires a professional hook-up to your heating system. If you
want to handle your problem correctly, then you do need a professional.
Otherwise, you will have to stick with the single-room models.
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meow...@care2.com wrote:
Doh! A humidifier ADDS water to the environment. A de-humifidier is what
takes it away. Your coffee machine hot plate idea not only would not work,
but to leave something like that on all the time would at best burn out
the motor on the coffee maker and at worst could start a fire!
Dave Garland
> meow...@care2.com wrote:
>> A humidifier is something that slowly evaporates water. A coffee
>> machine's hotplate works, put it on a timer and place in middle of
>> house.
>
> Doh! A humidifier ADDS water to the environment.
Well, if there's a container of water on that hotplate, it'll do that.
But I think OP had tried something similar (maybe a container on a
hot-air register?) and was complaining about having to constantly
refill them. So the pot-on-hotplate probably isn't the answer.
>A de-humifidier is what
> takes it away. Your coffee machine hot plate idea not only would not work,
> but to leave something like that on all the time would at best burn out
> the motor on the coffee maker and at worst could start a fire!
Coffee makers have motors? I'm thinking OP meant a "Mr. Coffee" style
drip pot, with the hotplate on the bottom.
Those hotplates are actually pretty reliable. I've got one (the base
from such a coffee maker) that I use under a 5-gal carboy to keep
things warmer when I'm making wine (if it's too cold, the yeast won't
ferment.. and in the winter all of my house is too cold). Granted, I
run it through a light dimmer so that I can control the heat, but it
runs for weeks without any problem or supervision, outside of an
occasional check to see what the temp is and how the bubbles are going.
Dave
Rod Speed
> In article <gkv713$2qjd$1...@news.ett.com.ua>, OhioGuy <no...@none.net>
> wrote:
>> The humidity in our house has dropped to under 30%. We are
>> regularly getting shocked all the time with static electricity.
>> Plus, we all have plugged up noses and difficulty due to the dryness.
>
>> We've tried adding numerous small room humidifiers around the
>> house, but they require a lot of maintenance. I'm constantly
>> refilling them, and the wicks/filters seem to need cleaned often,
>> then they fall apart and need replaced after just a couple of months.
> Distribute several large plants around the house, then water them every few days.
Trouble with that approach is that you can end up with tigers in that jungle.
meow...@care2.com
Well I'm glad you worked that one out.
> Your coffee machine hot plate idea not only would not work,
A hot jug of water doesnt humidifiy? Why's that?
> but to leave something like that on all the time would at best burn out
> the motor on the coffee maker
coffee maker hotplates dont contain a motor, they contain a low power
heating element.
> and at worst could start a fire!
No more or less likely than with any other appliance.
NT
clams_casino
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>
>>but to leave something like that on all the time would at best burn out
>>the motor on the coffee maker
>>
>>
>
>coffee maker hotplates dont contain a motor, they contain a low power
>heating element.
>
>
>
>>and at worst could start a fire!
>>
>>
>
>No more or less likely than with any other appliance.
>
>
>NT
>
>
Some appliances are designed to be used occasionally, others frequently.
A few years back while having a breakfast out, I over heard the cook
behind the counter commenting how two (household) replacement toasters
both burned out within an hour when he tried using them before he was
able to obtain a replacement, industrial-grade toaster when his regular
unit went out of commission..
Rod Speed
> meow...@care2.com wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>> but to leave something like that on all the time would at best burn
>>> out the motor on the coffee maker
>>>
>>>
>>
>> coffee maker hotplates dont contain a motor, they contain a low power
>> heating element.
>>
>>
>>
>>> and at worst could start a fire!
>>>
>>>
>>
>> No more or less likely than with any other appliance.
>>
>>
>> NT
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>>
>
>
> Some appliances are designed to be used occasionally, others frequently.
Doesnt mean that one designed to be used occasionally, when used
frequently, is any more likely to cause a fire if its designed properly.
Corse its distinctly arguable if many chinese products are ever designed properly.
> A few years back while having a breakfast out, I over heard the cook
> behind the counter commenting how two (household) replacement toasters
> both burned out within an hour when he tried using them before he was
> able to obtain a replacement, industrial-grade toaster when his regular unit went out of commission..
But didnt burn the place down.
meow...@care2.com
> clams_casino wrote:
> > meow...@care2.com wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> but to leave something like that on all the time would at best burn
> >>> out the motor on the coffee maker
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> coffee maker hotplates dont contain a motor, they contain a low power
> >> heating element.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> and at worst could start a fire!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> No more or less likely than with any other appliance.
> >>
> >>
> >> NT
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Some appliances are designed to be used occasionally, others frequently.
>
> Doesnt mean that one designed to be used occasionally, when used
> frequently, is any more likely to cause a fire if its designed properly.
The only parts operating in this mode are an on-off switch and the
heating element in the hotplate. Not exactly a demanding job.
NT